Monday, 22 September 2008

Printsy represents the printmakers of Etsy.com, working in the time honored techniques of intaglio, relief, screen printing, lithography and monotypes. On the Printsy blog you'll find links to the work of all the artists, as well as interviews with some of them.

Sunday, 21 September 2008

This is where we went for lunch yesterday . . .Cromer on the North Norfolk coast, that's the North Sea (yes, really!!!!)as flat as a mill pond.and yes – THE SUN WAS SHINING!!!!!!!Of course we had Cromer crab salad at the Wellington Hotel.

After lunch we went to Felbrigg Hall.We had tea and cake and then explored the gorgeous walled garden.It gets better every time I visit! There are now white doves living in the beautiful red brick dovecote and some very very lucky bantams residing in the vegetable garden!

A cliché to say 'I was tired but happy' – but I slept until 11am this morning!

Thursday, 18 September 2008

Nicky is home for a short visit to see family and friends, from Nepalwhere she now lives and works. Instead of meeting in a restaurant,we were treated to some typical Nepalese dishes, including bitter gourd(a vegetable I've never eaten before) and for dessert a deliciousnoodle pudding with dried fruit and nuts served withnuggets of hard smoky toffee.

Monday, 8 September 2008

We have four large squash, six cobs of corn, and a good harvest of beans.Looking at the Met Office stats for August 2008 it's amazing thatwe had anything at all to harvest!"SUNSHINE: The provisional total for the month is 115.9 hours, which is 67% of the 1961-1990 average. Dullest August in series back to 1929. Previous dullest was 1954, when 123.7 hours was recorded."